93 Written Answers SHRAVANA 13, 1919 (Saka) to Questions 94

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for creation of Water Users’ Associations. Election 11. Orissa : have been held for Water Users’ Associations and Government have notified the formation of 10,110 A High Level Working Group under the Water Users’ Associations. chairmanship of Chief Secretary has been constituted to formulate policy issues for 2. Assam : implementation of Participatory Irrigation The State Government have constituted a High Management. Level Working Group under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary to formulate polity issues for Seven hundred, seventy seven Farmers’ Participatory Irrigation Management. Associations have been formed. Two Farmers’ Associations have been formed. 12. Rajasthan : 3. Bihar : The State Government have constituted a High Level Working Group under the Paliganj distributary in Sone Command with a command area of 12,200 ha. and involving 75 chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary villages has been handed to the Water for policy formulation for participation of Unsers’ Association for operation and farmers. management. So far, 3843 Farmers’ Associations have been 4. Gujarat : formed. A High Level Working Group under the 13. : chairmanship of Chief Secretary has been set up in March 1994 to formulate the policy issues Three hundred, twenty eight Farmers’ relating to Participatory Irrigation Management. Associations at distributary level have been formed. Seventy one Farmers’ Associations have been formed. Further, thirteen pilot projects for forming 14. Uttar Pradesh : farmers associations have been taken up. The State Government have constituted a 5. Haryana : High Level Working Group under the Under Command Area Development Programme, chairmanship of Chief Secretary to formulate formation of Farmers’ Associations at the outlet policy issues and guidelines for the level have been formed. implementation of Participatory Irrigation Management in the State. One Pilot Project 6. : has been taken up. The Government of Karnataka have constituted a High Level Working Group under the chairmanship 15-22. Arunachal Pradesh - of Additional Chief Secretary to formulate the Goa policy issues for successful implementation of farmers participation. So far, 193 Farmers' Himachal Pradesh Associations have been formed. Jammu and Kashmir No action taken. 7. Kerala : Meghalaya The Government of Kerala have constituted a High Nagaland Level Committee for the implementation of Participatory Irrigation Management in Kerala. Tripura and So far, 3700 Farmers' Associations have been West Bengal formed. 8. Madhya Pradesh : [Translation] Sixty five Farmers’ Associations have been formed. Amount spent on Team 9. Maharashtra : So far, 118 Farmers’ Associations have been 1866. SHRI BRIJ BHUSHAN TIWARI : Will the formed. Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : 10. Manipur : (a) the amount being spent on Indian Cricket Team So far, 62 Farmers’ Associations have been every year by the Government and whether there exists formed. any provision for that amount; 95 Written Answers AUGUST 4. 1997 to Questions 96

(b) if so, the amount earmarked for the year (c) whether even the one fourth of the said amount 1997-98; has not been utilised; (c) whether the Government are concerned over (d) if so, the reasons therefor; the defeat of India in all the events in the country or (e) whether the Government have taken any action abroad till-date besides Titan Cup; and to utilise the allocated fully to fulfil the ambitious scheme; (d) if so, the steps taken or proposed to be taken and by the Government to improve the condition of Indian (f) if so, the details thereof? Cricket? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE OF EDUCATION IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI S.R. BOMMAI) : (a) Nil. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI MUHI RAM SAIKIA): (b) Nil. (a) No, Sir. (c) and (d) The Government is very much concerned (b) to (f) Do not arise. about the defeat of Indian Cricket team in the recent matches. Board of Control for Cricket in India, the apex [English) body for promotion of Cricket, has assigned the failure to lack of killer instinct among the players of the team. Mapping the Ground Water Resources The Board is taking steps for adopting modern techniques for overcoming similar problems in future. 1869. SHRI PRAKASH VISHWANATH PAR AN J PE : The Government is taking steps for improving the SHRI MADHUKAR SARPOTDAR : performance of Indian team in various sports disciplines DR. LAXMINARAYAN PANDEY : including Cricket. Guidelines for assisting National Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES be pleased Sports Federations have been recently revised with a to state : view to giving required assistance for promotion of sports and achieving excellence at National and International (a) whether any scientific survey and satellite sports events. imaging has been carried out for mapping the ground water resources in the bed of the vedic river Sarawati Petrol Pumps and LPG Agencies (now extinct); (b) if so, the details thereof; 1867. SHRI K.D. SULTANPURI : Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to (c) whether the Government’s attention has been state : drawn to an action plan proposed by a former executive of the Asian Development Bank for reviving water (a) whether the Government are considering to set resources; up LPG agencies and petrol pumps in hilly areas of Himachal Pradgsh; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (b) if so, w h ^ e r the Government have conducted (e) the steps taken by the Union Government to any survey in this regard; and consider ways and means for the implementation of the aforesaid plan? (c) if so, the names of places where the survey has been conducted and the time by which these agencies THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF and petrol pumps are likely to start their functioning? WATER RESOURCES (SHRI SIS RAM OLA) : (a) and (b) Joint studies have been carried out by the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Department of Space through Regional Remote Sensing PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI T.R. BAALU); Service Centre, Jodhpur and Space Applications Centre, (a) to (c) The information is being collected and will be Ahmedabad and some other organisations for laid on the Table of the House. reconstruction of Palaeo drainage network in North Western India including the areas sometimes referred Improvement of Professional Ability to as vedic river Saraswati by using data from Indian Remote Sensing Satellite and European Remote 1868. PROF. OMPAL SINGH ‘NIDAR’ : Will the Sensing Satellite. A joint study team comprising Minister o? HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be members from different central and state organisations pleased to state : has also been constituted by Regional Remote Sensing (a) whether the Government had launched an Centre, Jodhpur, to carry out the work of reconstruction ambitious scheme to improve the condition and the of Palaeo drainage network of Western Rajasthan. professional ability of the teachers; (c) to (e) A research project proposal titled (b) if so, whether the Union Government had “Saraswati River Area Development Project - Concept released any amount for the said scheme; and Proposal’ was received in the Ministry of Water